"Prince" Randian (1871-1934) Born in British Guyana, Randian was discovered by P.T. Barnum in 1889, and he toured American sideshows in the 1930s as the Living Torso, “the human caterpillar. " In reality Randian could shave, write, paint, and roll cigarettes unaided. He spoke English, German, French, and Hindi. He married and fathered four children and ultimately lived to age 63, touring American carnivals and museums for 45 years.